2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
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Evacuations Are Ordered as Wildfire Breaks Out in Western North Carolina
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September. By Simon J. Levien Officials ordered evacuations as a ...
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North Carolina Forest Service warns of increased wildfire risk
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As all of Southeast North Carolina faces a drought – with some communities in a severe drought – the North Carolina Forest Service is warning people around the state ...
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Wildfire erupts in North Carolina town recovering from Helene
A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...
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Fire crews battle ‘out of control’ wildfire east of Asheville, people are told to evacuate
Residents in a rural Western North Carolina community were told to evacuate their homes as fire crews battled an “an out of control” wildfire in McDowell County on Wednesday. The fire ...
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Wildfires erupt in Helene-ravaged area of North Carolina
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires ignited on Wednesday near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. The largest of the fires was estimated to have consumed ...
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Evacuations ordered for ‘out of control’ wildfire in western North Carolina
The North Carolina Forest Service said the fire is 50 acres in size and 0% contained as of 1:30 p.m. High winds continue to spread the fire, making conditions extremely dangerous. 7NEWS will ...
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'Out of control' wildfire burning in Western North Carolina
The 80-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Residents living between the 3000 and 4500 block of Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Juliet Drive, and Roy ...